He said the situation was similar in an Amish area hit by a tornado that day in Adams County, Indiana, 90 miles south. "Once something gets damaged, they just fix it," Norman said Tuesday.

Amish settlements can often feel fairly inaccessible to outsiders. While there are plenty of Amish congregations in ...

Nearly 400,000 exist nationwide across 654 individual settlements. The largest populations are recorded in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin, according to the Young Center for Amish Studies.

RELATED: Wild weather blamed for deaths of 3 kids in Michigan and man in an Amish buggy in Indiana He said the situation was similar in an Amish area hit by a tornado that day in Adams County ...